RUSSIA REFORMS

Russia continues to have border disputes with

• Belarus

• Estonia

• Ukraine

• Poland

• Latvia

What are the two largest cities in Russia?

• Moscow and Stalingrad

• St. Petersburg and Moscow

• Kiev

• London

Which factor contributed to the fall of communism in the Soviet Union?

• war with the United States
• the election of Vladimir Putin
• the policies of glasnost and perestroika
• strikes and reforms in satellite countries

St. Petersburg was founded by Peter the Great in

• 1503

• 1603

• 1703

• 1803

Which of the following countries has nearly half of its population working in agriculture?

• Poland

• Hungary

• Slovakia

• Albania

How did Russia’s new free-market economy affect the average Russian?

• More goods became available soon after the command economy fell.
• The average Russian's standard of living changed very little.
• The price of goods and services decreased with competition.
• Many average Russians were able to own their own businesses.

What war came to an end as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union?

• The Vietnam War

• The Soviet Afghanistan War

• The Cold War

• World War II

• World War I

One positive thing that many Eastern European Countries have done since 2004 is?

• Built new factories.

• Increased the size of their armies.

• Joined the E.U.

• Bulit new stadiums for their professional sports.

Oligarchs

• Sharp increase in the prices of goods, sometimes caused by shortage of goods

• Small groups of people who control the government and use it to further their own goals.

• A process in which a large, centralized government gives power to smaller local government

In Eastern Europe is known for what kind of music?

• Polka

• Rap / Hip Hop

• Pop

• Classical